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After all those denials.....
Marion Jones to plead guilty to steroid use
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/04/AR2007100401666.html?hpid=topnews
After all those denials.....
...As the white folks say "DUH"....everybody around her was on them, goes back to the company you keep...
ASSIST..
Marion Jones Admits to Steroid Use
By Amy Shipley
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, October 4, 2007; 5:32 PM
Track star Marion Jones has acknowledged using steroids as she prepared for the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney and plans to plead guilty tomorrow in New York to two counts of lying to federal agents about her drug use and an unrelated financial matter, according to a letter Jones sent to close family and friends.
Jones, who won five medals at the Sydney Olympics, said she took the steroid known as "the clear" for two years beginning in 1999, according to the letter, which was read to The Washington Post by a person who had been given a copy. A person familiar with Jones's legal situation who requested anonymity confirmed the relevant facts that were described in the letter.
Marion Jones
Marion Jones, who won five medals at the Sydney Olympics, says she took the steroid known as "the clear" for two years beginning in 1999, according to a letter Jones sent to close family and friends.
Jones said her former coach, Trevor Graham, gave her the substance, telling her it was the nutritional supplement flaxseed oil and saying she should take it by putting two drops under her tongue. Graham, contacted by telephone today, said he had no comment.
Jones's admissions could cost her the three gold and two bronze medals she won in Sydney. In December 2004, the International Olympic Committee opened an investigation into allegations surrounding performance-enhancing drug use by Jones, once considered the greatest female athlete in the world.
In the past, Jones has vehemently denied using steroids or any performance-enhancing drugs.
Jones said she "trusted [Graham] and never thought for one second" she was using a performance-enhancing drug until after she left Graham's Raleigh, N.C.-based training camp at the end of 2002. "Red flags should have been raised when he told me not to tell anyone about" the supplement program, she said in the letter. She also said she noticed changes in how her body felt and how she was able to recover from workouts.
The clear, also known as THG, is a powerful steroid that was found to be at the center of the performance-enhancing drugs scandal known as Balco. More than a dozen track and field athletes have faced punishments for their use of the clear, which drug-testing authorities could not detect until Graham sent a sample of it to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency in 2003.
Baseball players Gary Sheffield and Jason Giambi admitted during grand jury testimony to using the clear, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Barry Bonds also admitted using a substance that he had been told by his personal trainer was flaxseed oil, the Chronicle reported.
The federal probe surrounding Balco, a nutritional supplements company based in Burlingame, Calif., has resulted in five criminal convictions. Jones's coach, Graham, was indicted last November on three counts of lying to federal agents connected to the investigation. He has pleaded not guilty, and his trial is scheduled for next month.
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The head of Balco, Victor Conte, has repeatedly and publicly accused Jones of using drugs.
Jones, who recently married former sprinter Obadele Thompson, said in her letter that she planned to fly from her home in Austin and meet her mother in New York to enter the plea. She said she faced up to six months in jail and would be sentenced in three months. Federal sentencing guidelines call for a maximum of five years in prison for one count of lying to federal agents.
"I want to apologize for all of this," she said, according to the person reading the letter, who spoke on condition of anonymity. "I am sorry for disappointing you all in so many ways."
Reached at their Austin home, Thompson declined to comment on the letter, portions of which were read to him, saying "the process has to go through before you can make any comments. . . . I'm sure at the appropriate time, all necessary comments will be made." He did not dispute the contents of the letter.
The letter says that when Jones was questioned in 2003 by federal agents investigating Balco, she lied about using the clear even though agents presented her with a sample and she immediately recognized it as what she had taken at Graham's behest. The letter says she lied because she panicked and wanted to protect herself and her coach.
Jones also said in the letter that she lied about a $25,000 check given to her by track athlete Tim Montgomery, the father of her young son. Montgomery pleaded guilty in New York this year for his part in a multimillion-dollar bank fraud and money-laundering scheme.
Jones said she told investigators she knew nothing about the deposit, even though Montgomery told her it was from the 2005 sale of a refurbished vehicle and was partial payment for $50,000 she had lent him.
"Once again, I panicked," she wrote. "I did not want my name associated with this mess. I wanted to stay as far away as possible."
ASSIST..
Marion Jones Admits to Steroid Use
By Amy Shipley
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, October 4, 2007; 5:32 PM
Track star Marion Jones has acknowledged using steroids as she prepared for the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney and plans to plead guilty tomorrow in New York to two counts of lying to federal agents about her drug use and an unrelated financial matter, according to a letter Jones sent to close family and friends.
Jones, who won five medals at the Sydney Olympics, said she took the steroid known as "the clear" for two years beginning in 1999, according to the letter, which was read to The Washington Post by a person who had been given a copy. A person familiar with Jones's legal situation who requested anonymity confirmed the relevant facts that were described in the letter.
Marion Jones
Marion Jones, who won five medals at the Sydney Olympics, says she took the steroid known as "the clear" for two years beginning in 1999, according to a letter Jones sent to close family and friends.
Jones said her former coach, Trevor Graham, gave her the substance, telling her it was the nutritional supplement flaxseed oil and saying she should take it by putting two drops under her tongue. Graham, contacted by telephone today, said he had no comment.
Jones's admissions could cost her the three gold and two bronze medals she won in Sydney. In December 2004, the International Olympic Committee opened an investigation into allegations surrounding performance-enhancing drug use by Jones, once considered the greatest female athlete in the world.
In the past, Jones has vehemently denied using steroids or any performance-enhancing drugs.
Jones said she "trusted [Graham] and never thought for one second" she was using a performance-enhancing drug until after she left Graham's Raleigh, N.C.-based training camp at the end of 2002. "Red flags should have been raised when he told me not to tell anyone about" the supplement program, she said in the letter. She also said she noticed changes in how her body felt and how she was able to recover from workouts.
The clear, also known as THG, is a powerful steroid that was found to be at the center of the performance-enhancing drugs scandal known as Balco. More than a dozen track and field athletes have faced punishments for their use of the clear, which drug-testing authorities could not detect until Graham sent a sample of it to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency in 2003.
Baseball players Gary Sheffield and Jason Giambi admitted during grand jury testimony to using the clear, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Barry Bonds also admitted using a substance that he had been told by his personal trainer was flaxseed oil, the Chronicle reported.
The federal probe surrounding Balco, a nutritional supplements company based in Burlingame, Calif., has resulted in five criminal convictions. Jones's coach, Graham, was indicted last November on three counts of lying to federal agents connected to the investigation. He has pleaded not guilty, and his trial is scheduled for next month.
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The head of Balco, Victor Conte, has repeatedly and publicly accused Jones of using drugs.
Jones, who recently married former sprinter Obadele Thompson, said in her letter that she planned to fly from her home in Austin and meet her mother in New York to enter the plea. She said she faced up to six months in jail and would be sentenced in three months. Federal sentencing guidelines call for a maximum of five years in prison for one count of lying to federal agents.
"I want to apologize for all of this," she said, according to the person reading the letter, who spoke on condition of anonymity. "I am sorry for disappointing you all in so many ways."
Reached at their Austin home, Thompson declined to comment on the letter, portions of which were read to him, saying "the process has to go through before you can make any comments. . . . I'm sure at the appropriate time, all necessary comments will be made." He did not dispute the contents of the letter.
The letter says that when Jones was questioned in 2003 by federal agents investigating Balco, she lied about using the clear even though agents presented her with a sample and she immediately recognized it as what she had taken at Graham's behest. The letter says she lied because she panicked and wanted to protect herself and her coach.
Jones also said in the letter that she lied about a $25,000 check given to her by track athlete Tim Montgomery, the father of her young son. Montgomery pleaded guilty in New York this year for his part in a multimillion-dollar bank fraud and money-laundering scheme.
Jones said she told investigators she knew nothing about the deposit, even though Montgomery told her it was from the 2005 sale of a refurbished vehicle and was partial payment for $50,000 she had lent him.
"Once again, I panicked," she wrote. "I did not want my name associated with this mess. I wanted to stay as far away as possible."
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What about personal responsibility? I'm so sick of the argument that because
everyone else is selling drugs or running with a gang in my hood its cool
because everyone else is doing it. She took roids because she chose to cheat
to increase her chances of winning. Period.
i always wondered why her clit got big all of a sudden back during the early 2000s
Is anyone surprised? Personal responsibility my ass. People take advantage of a situation in all facets of life, and most of us do this on a daily basis. It is funny how people think athletes don't use performance inhancing drugs or whatever they can. If that was the case then people wouldn't take all these supplements such as protein shakes or creatine. We would just eat natural foods, but we know that drugs can help us in all aspects of our life so we use them.
It didn't stop you from sucking on that muhfucka like a watermelon Jolly Rancher, did it though??J/K....that was funny.
i wonder if steroids helped her grow them extra teeth
J/K....that was funny.
...Peeps are so quick to debate on BGOL. Redsox, you didn't even quote me in full.
Let me expound on my statement: Marion Jones kept denying that she was on BALCO drugs, yet everyone around her was coming up dirty, her first husband,C.J. Hunter, admitted to steroid use and then Tim Montgomery, her baby's daddy, also admitted to steroid use. On top of that her coach Trevor Graham was involved in a major drug scandal that broke in 2005. After all this Marion Jones still denied she used drugs, however the company a person keeps tells people who they are. Obviously, just by watching the people around her, I could tell she was using something. In no way am I saying she had no personal responsibility, I'm saying by her company I could tell she was guilty as sin.
CJ just heard the news...
J/K....that was funny.
no it did not stop me. she always told me that she cums quick when i lick her clit. when i asked her about the size change, she simply said that she was excited more than ever lol
Might wanna reread your quote homie.
And dont be so sensitive. You have your opinion. I have mine.
CJ just heard the news...
there we go
Might wanna reread your quote homie.
And dont be so sensitive. You have your opinion. I have mine.
READ
Maybe she can go overseas and play basketball, since she needs money. I remember she used to be a good basketball player for Carolina. Not sure about now though.
She fucked him over
CJ just heard the news...
She fucked him over
a fucking shame!!
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Come on man you aren't a noob. If you edit your post after I respond to what
you say, of course you can make it sound 180 degrees different. Come on man
you know better than that.
Redsox...you aren't a noob, however I thought you were smarter than this. You responded to my comment, then I expounded on what I said, period. Now you trying to twist everything.
All you have to do is read, you are letting your EGO get into the conversation, it's not that deep.
Case closed.
excuse me you are supposed to be making gifs with extra teeth falling out of marion jones' mouth or CJ breakdancing
Redsox, you make no sense, I didn't change what I said. LennyNero quoted me before your comment. You twist shit.
look here redsox is needed to make this thread hilarious
if youre not part of the solution youre part of the problem
PROOF YOU ARE WRONG: AGAIN, YOU DON'T QUOTE MY WHOLE STATEMENT plus look at the times LennyNero 5:59PM and your statement 6:01PM
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You're reaching white boy. The word "duh" changes the meaning of your post?
And since you are obviously slow I'll break this shit down for you s-l-o-w-l-y,
You made a post. I quoted and responded to it. You went back and edited your
post. Then you said I left out the shit you added. Therefore you are either
a dumbass or dont understand how shit works here. Either way welcome to
a list that up to now only included Blunt and tranny posters.....da ignore list.
Fools like you are what's wrong with this board. Be gone fool.
You're reaching white boy. The word "duh" changes the meaning of your post?
And since you are obviously slow I'll break this shit down for you s-l-o-w-l-y,
You made a post. I quoted and responded to it. You went back and edited your
post. Then you said I left out the shit you added. Therefore you are either
a dumbass or dont understand how shit works here. Either way welcome to
a list that up to now only included Blunt and tranny posters.....da ignore list.
Fools like you are what's wrong with this board. Be gone fool.
Redsox, you are a twisted muthafucka. Shit was so simple, LENNYNERO QUOTED ME BEFORE YOU MADE YOUR COMMENT (I even posted a screen shot), I DIDN'T ADD SHIT. Your comment was made at 6:01PM, however LennyNero quoted me at 5:59PM. LennyNero quoted me correctly, you did not. You just want to be right despite the truth, that's a sordid mind.
Another thing, just because I can write, you are calling me white boy. BLACK FOLKS CAN WRITE. Oh and let me add: You are a little ignorant bitch.
CASE CLOSED.
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CJ just heard the news...
didn't she call him a liar, etc.?
BTW fellas... i keep telling y'all that ALL these mufuckas are on this shit-esp. those germans and other europeans.
Sox needs to get on his business and quit arguing with whiteboys.
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